Oh Hail!

6:30 p.m. last evening.  The middle of our first hail storm and downpour of rain last evening.

About 20 minutes after this dump a second wave of hail rained down on us.  The temperature dropped 17 degrees C!  (30 degrees in F).  This morning there was still hail hanging around.

And my beautiful, lush, thriving garden is now this:

A good week's work

It's Friday and I've finished my first round of canning for the season.   This is what I accomplished:

• 6 - 250 ml (pint) jars of Rhubarb Marmelade
• 6 - 250 ml jars of Rhuberry Spread (a tangy sauce for marinading, grilling or roasting; a combination of rhubarb, strawberries and lemons)
• 6 - 250 ml jars of Blueberry-Rhubarb Jam
• 8 - 250 ml jars and 2 -500 ml jars of Rhubarb Ketchup  (This is one of our favorites and I 've been making it for years.  You can use it as grilling marinade, as a condiment on sandwiches or for a dipping sauce.)

Rhubarb-Bluberry Jam, Rhubarb Marmelade, Rhubarb Ketchup, Rhuberry Spread

I have just enough Rhubarb left to make a Rhubarb Custard Pie  -- thanks to Jay for tantalizing my tastebud memories!

Cherries are coming now so I'll guess that will be next ....

Let the canning begin !

Rhubarb has been late around here this year.  Finally got about 8 pounds from Linda's mother-in-law and decided to try some new recipes this year.  Today I made:

Sunny Summer Sunday

Alberta Summer

Big blue sky, white clouds

Purple flax bends in the wind

Gold canola sea